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				<h2>Download Options</h2>
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		Xtext&#x2122; languages can be developed in Eclipse. You can either use your favorite IDE's plug-in mechanism to add the Xtext SDK, using one of the URLs below, or go to the professional Xtext&#x2122; site to download a ready to use package.
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				<a href="https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/" target="_blank" class="has-popover btn btn-success btn-large pull_left">Download Eclipse</a>
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				<h3>Eclipse Update Sites</h3>
				<p> To install the xtext plug-in into a running Eclipse.</p>
				<p><a href="https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/tmf/xtext/updates/composite/releases/" class="has-popover btn btn-primary btn-medium">Releases (right click &amp; copy)</a></p>
				<p><a href="https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/tmf/xtext/updates/composite/milestones/" class="has-popover btn btn-primary btn-medium">Milestones (right click &amp; copy)</a></p>
				<p><a href="https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/tmf/xtext/updates/composite/latest/" class="has-popover btn btn-primary btn-medium">Nightly Builds (right click &amp; copy)</a></p>
				<h3>Installation Instructions</h3>
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					<li>Choose <e>Help -&gt; Install New Software...</e> from the menu bar and <e>Add...</e>.</li>
					<li>Insert one of the update site URLs above. This site aggregates all the necessary and optional components and dependencies of Xtext.</li>
					<li>Select the <e>Xtext SDK</e> from the category <e>Xtext</e> and complete the wizard by clicking the <e>Next</e> button until you can click <e>Finish</e>.</li>
					<li>After a quick download and a restart of Eclipse, Xtext is ready to use.</li>
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